"The East River Residence by Omar Gandhi Architects sits along the Atlantic shoreline of Nova Scotia, a long, low house set lightly across a rocky depression that faces the open water. Designed for a couple relocating from Montreal, the home supports a slower routine tied to the rugged coastline. Approached through dense coastal forest, the project appears gradually between granite boulders and scrub. The building stretches between two raised banks, touching the ground with a small footprint while the terrain passes beneath."
"The team at Omar Gandhi Architects describes the house as a bridge across the landform, a strategy that preserves continuity of the site while framing long views toward the horizon. A metal clad offset gable runs the length of the plan, its geometry shifting in section to respond to program and light. Clerestory glazing slips beneath the ridge, bringing soft illumination into the depth of the interior."
Omar Gandhi Architects designed the East River Residence as a long, low house that sits lightly across a rocky depression on Nova Scotia's Atlantic shoreline. The house supports a slower routine for a couple relocating from Montreal and stretches between two raised banks with a minimal footprint that allows terrain to pass beneath. Slender steel columns elevate the volume above sand and stone so grasses and moss continue below the floor plate. A metal roof reads as a single silver plane while cedar cladding warms the base. Clerestory glazing, extended overhangs and modulated roof geometry frame views, temper conditions, and shape interior scale.
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